The Renaissance Of Cabaret To A Contemporary Performer Based Art Form Provides A Platform To Communicate More Effectually To The Audience.

(CABARET) Musicals Have the Power to Change Minds, Attitudes & Behaviors.

Cabaret is currently undergoing a renaissance in the United States as new generations of performing artists version the traditional form in both music and theatre.

In Los Angeles, New York & Seattle producers & performers are striving to and connecting with their audience. Once the connection is made attitudes and then behaviors can be changed or modified. Nothing’s needed except the singer, the song, a musician or two, and the give and take of the audience.

This is a very good thing. This is the way I see it:

Cabaret

1. Influences the way we think and feel about our own lives and encourages us to take a hard look at ourselves, our values, and our behavior
2. Creates the atmosphere of sophistication and drama without layers, without extra stuff, without redundant spectacle, without barriers
3. Focuses on human reality -- direct feelings, ideas, & contact
4. Is a special world about virtuosity, technique and excellent musicianship
5. Is a journey through a life & the most personal expression of a performer's heart and soul and accumulated knowledge

​I performed a cabaret style piece some time ago at the Penn State Downtown Theatre in a mash up Cabaret of Eric Bogosian's Drinking In America. What I found as a performer in that piece is that I was able to have a sophisticated performance and connect with my audience without the usual production barriers.

Instead, I Was Able To Focus On The Human Reality Function---Direct Feelings, Ideas & Contact With My Audience.

Alright, Alright, Alright---Break Some Legs

-Jonny

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